Flake (Noun)
Meaning 1
A crystal of snow.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Examples
- A delicate flake of snow landed on her mitten, its intricate patterns glistening in the morning light.
- The flake danced and twirled in the air, its fragile beauty mesmerizing the children as they watched it fall.
- As the storm intensified, large flakes began to fall, blanketing the landscape in a thick layer of white.
- She caught a flake on her tongue, feeling the cold, fleeting kiss of winter's chill.
- The flake's six-sided symmetry was a marvel of natural engineering, its crystalline structure a wonder to behold.
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Meaning 2
A person with an unusual or odd personality.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 3
A small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).